A father emotionally defends his transgender son against Missouri lawmakersFor complete story
https://www.advocate.com/family/missouri-father-transgender-sonBy Ryan Adamczeski Jan 19, 2024 in The Advocate
"It's actually surprisingly easy to be a parent to a trans kid," Rabbi Daniel Bogard told Missouri legislators. "The only hard part we have experienced is you all."
As the Missouri state legislature convened to discuss a plethora of anti-LGBTQ+ bills, the parent of one transgender child issued a desperate plea for the government to "just leave us alone."
Rabbi Daniel Bogard spoke out during public comment Wednesday against the wave of legislation, focusing in on a bill that would prevent transgender people from using the bathrooms that align with their gender identity. Bogard, whose 10-year-old son is trans, lamented the fact that he must "fight so that [his son] can go and poop at school without being bothered."
"It's actually surprisingly easy to be a parent to a trans kid," he said, in a video posted on Threads by The Recount. "The hard part — I mean it — the only hard part we have experienced is you all. The only hard part of having a trans kid is this sense that my government just won't leave us alone. That we have to come back here again and again and fight just for his basic human dignity."=========================================================================================================================================
Isn't this just what most of us want, to be left alone to pursue happiness in a way that's not hurting anybody?
